Andrew Kantor's Place: Lede of the day

Lede of the day

Published 2/22/06

DAYTONA BEACH — Dennis Crouch had already slashed himself. And when he refused to drop his knife, Daytona Beach police Officer Betsy Cassidy decided she had no choice.

“Taser! Taser!” Cassidy shouted as she sent a two-pronged wire, packing 50,000 volts, at Crouch’s chest. What happened next stunned everyone.

A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt — and ignited the butane lighter inside. Cassidy’s pocket exploded in flames.

“The subject,” recounted Sgt. Al Tolley in a subsequent report, “immediately dropped the knife.”

The Fray

3 responses (add yours)

braine says:

That must have looked very cool. But it underscores one thing: smoking is very bad for your health.

February 22nd, 2006 at 4:14 PM

Leland says:

Sounds like the suspect went down in flames…

February 22nd, 2006 at 10:10 PM

gnomic says:

Evolution doesn’t moke fast enough…

February 23rd, 2006 at 11:02 AM

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